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• Live: Former spy boss says 'ball was dropped' in Australia following October 7 attacks

  15-09-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A former spy boss says "the ball was dropped" following the October 7 attacks and Australia needs to draw a clearer line on what is deemed acceptable amid the rise in antisemitism. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Burke to unveil Labor's revamped migration policy tomorrow after delay

  15-09-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Burke will announce Labor's highly anticipated migration overhaul tomorrow, a month after he was forced to postpone a planned address. Follow live.
  
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• Politicians raise concerns over Parliament House being used to boost brands

  15-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Further questions have been raised about the hiring out of Parliament House for commercial purposes.
  
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• ‘Getting quite worried’: What Jim Chalmers told Labor MPs uneasy about rate rises and inflation

  15-09-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As the prime minister and treasurer work to calm the fears of MPs worried about rate rises and inflation, MPs are expressing their growing unease.
  
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• Best of cartoons, September 16, 2026

  15-09-2026 13:33 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Labor dangles copyright deal to lure AI giants – but with a catch

  15-09-2026 12:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Copyright holders such as authors, musicians or publications could be given the right to opt out, but the AI giants would be free to use any other material. 
  
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• ‘We dropped the ball’: Former spy boss calls for debate on radical Islam

  15-09-2026 11:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Dennis Richardson said a clearer line should have been drawn on antisemitism as tensions flared after the October 7 attacks and war in Gaza.
  
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• Hanson argues a cut in migration worth the hit to the economy

  15-09-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  As One Nation faced backlash for its proposal to make sweeping migration cuts, Labor’s quiet attempt to lower the number of arrivals also came under fire.
  
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• Government documents reveal AI could train on data without paying creators

  15-09-2026 07:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Leaked government documents reveal AI companies would be allowed to train their models on online content without paying its creators as long as they struck deals with enough rights holders.
  
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• Regrets, Hanson’s got a few, but she’s also chalking up wins

  15-09-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Pauline Hanson’s political brand has been that of an outsider who never apologises. But you can’t do that if you want to be prime minister, as her almost apologies on Tuesday showed.
  
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• Hanson apologises if she caused offence by Indigenous Australian remarks

  15-09-2026 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Addressing widespread condemnation, the One Nation leader clarified what she meant by referring to Indigenous Australians as "primitive".
  
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• Labor sacks former Play School star after ‘abhorrent tweets’ resurface

  15-09-2026 05:25 via smh.com.au
  
  A first-term senator has cut ties with actor Rhys Muldoon over old social media posts that used the N-word and likened Jacinta Price to a Nazi collaborator.
  
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• ‘I fear he’ll die in jail’: Cricket legends plead for action on Imran Khan detention

  15-09-2026 03:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Seven former Australian cricket captains have urged Foreign Minister Penny Wong to raise concerns with Pakistan’s government about Khan’s treatment.
  
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• Please explain: One Nation challenged to reveal cost of immigration crackdown

  15-09-2026 02:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher Jonno Duniam has accused Pauline Hanson’s party of hiding from serious questions about its plan to target temporary visa holders.
  
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